Blessed Assurance CD

Description

Fanny Crosby is one of the greatest American hymn writers of all time, writing songs such as Blessed Assurance, To God Be The Glory and copious hymns and songs that have been sung in churches across the world for more than 100 years.

Even though there have been a multitude of hymn books and recordings of her songs, there were over 2,000 unpublished works written by Fanny Crosby, in the vaults of Wheaton College. Those works have now been made available to a select gathering of key worship songwriters, creating a new collection of hymns from the Fanny Crosby catalogue. Together, with a new recording of Blessed Assurance, these new hymns have been crafted with help from Krissy Nordhoff (Your Great Name), Stu G (Delirious? & One Sonic Society), Jon Egan (New Life & Desperation Band), All Sons &Daughters, Michael Farren and many others.

This unique project is releasing on the centennial of Fanny Crosby's death, a unique and talented songwriter with a heritage which has been re-ignited. Complete with vocal performances from Blind Boys Of Alabama, Ricky Skaggs & the Whites, Ernie Haase, All Sons & Daughters, Paul Baloche, Israel Houghton and others.

Known as the "Queen of Gospel Song Writers”, and as the "Mother of modern congregational singing in America”, with most American hymnals containing her work, as "with the possible exception of Isaac Watts and Charles Wesley, Crosby has generally been represented by the largest number of hymns of any writer of the twentieth century in nonliturgical hymnals". Her gospel songs were "paradigmatic of all revival music", and Ira Sankey attributed the success of the Moody and Sankey evangelical campaigns largely to Crosby's hymns. Some of Crosby's best-known songs include "Pass Me Not, O Gentle Saviour", "Blessed Assurance", "Jesus Is Tenderly Calling You Home", "Praise Him, Praise Him", "Rescue the Perishing", and "To God Be the Glory”.

Track Listing:

1. We Are Waiting (feat: All Sons & Daughters)
2. Not Be Moved (feat: New Life Worship)
3. Hallelujah (King Of Glory) (feat: Dustin Smith)
4. In the Blood (feat: Israel Houghton with Seth & Nirva Ready)
5. Blessed Savior Fount Of Grace (feat: Darlene Zschech)
6. No One Like Jesus (feat: Michael W Smith)
7. Blessed Assurance (feat: Chris McClarney)
8. In Life And Death (feat: Greg Sykes)
9. Wholly Thine (feat: Meredith Andrews)
10. The Saviour Of All (feat: Matt Redman)
11. Come To The Water (feat: Paul Baloche)
12. I Have Found A Priceless Treasure (feat: Ernie Haase)
13. All Is Well (feat: Ricky Skaggs)
14. I Never No Never (feat: Stu G)
15. Where Could We Go (feat: Blind Boys of Alabama)